Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-03-06
The Science of pu.tinc.

There is not one item in the hOuSwitc's
long list Of daily lahOrS that is of more
importance than this otlduSting. IL is Us
closely connected with health and happi-
ness rs is the preparation OF food, and its
proper performance is infinitely more ne
ceSSary than nine-tenthS of the sewing that
passes through the nimble fingers Of the
mistress OF the average household. Dust
and dirt are the iiySt couSinS-the parents
rather-Of disease. II il were possible to
live I'm a house absolutely tree from dust
half the sickness that racks our frames and
half Of the laSSitude and debility that weigh
them down would not be- known. Dust Is
a common carrier of the gems ct many
dangerous G~iicaScS, and hTeathcd into the
lungs and settled into the pores of the skin,
IL it constantly must be, is the prOgenitor
of many others. The truth of this becomes
all the more apparent when il is remem-
bered that the dust which all good house.
keepers struggle against is not solely the
dust OF mother earth, which is clean and
comparatively harmless, but has mixed
with that lihrvS from our clothing, scales
from our skin, pieces OF hair, bits of tenth-
els, ashes, wood fibre, and everything else
which can Ice worn oil and ground into
powder. The amount of this motley stuff
that i, constantly floating about in our
rooms is astonishing, and the importance
of keeping them as flee from IL as possible
cannot be OycreStimattd. But notwith-
standing this there are few people who
know how tO dust u room property. To use
"a Gather du>trr l. = great deal worSr h
not To dust at al. 10 simply whISkS the
pnwdery stun irom one piece OF furniture
/ 10 ty around the room fol a while aud then
settle ON another. Ii does not make the
case much better IL have the windows and
doors open, tOr rs much will stay indoors
- gets out. Ii you cannot do any better
than uSe a feather du ter better let the duS'
rest in place. \ dry cloth Is but It'll" bet
ter. IL will hold some of the dust, but a
will also let loose a great deal to 20 hytn!
about the Don again.
The proper way to dust a room II to he
/ DIN with the walls. Pin several thlCknesSe'
of cloth over o broom and sweep the wall!
down thoroughly, leaving at the same time
All the doors and windows open. This mat
ter of sweeping the walls j. important ant
sEould be lone once q week in rooms tina
lre mucb used. Then with u damp clio !
WING oF the uiCtuIe cords or wires. tn
backs Of all tue picture frames, IL there
!, any danger Of iniucing pictures or frame
with a damp cloth use a dry one, but wipe
them all off carefully. As often IS YOU caI
get a good draft which will carry the duS,
out of the window, shake and beat th'
curtains, whether they he Holland lace'
srTim or what not, for they are PRIME SIN
pars in the matter OF harboring dust. The
wipdow-.ssh, sill and glasS-shOuld ais
receive attention. Take - large cloth witt
half of II we'll dampencd for dust'n%, Thu
dry end being useful Ia wipe OFT small al
! bcles that might be injured by dampnts'
and be careful that you manipulate TN
cloth so as to wipe the dust INTO 1t ant
keen il there. II it gets dirty have Il clear
one, and always wash them out II Scal'
them after every using. IL there are III
side shutters Ia the windows they need t.
ba c,re,g for almost rs tenderly As a baby
A thorough cleansingevery week, CAREFUL!
wipiDg both upper and under sues "i 'h'
Stats. is the only thing that VIII keep 'nen
in decent order. A room Is not thorough!
busted until all the furniture ana "Oo'
work and gas fixtures have been cieane'
with the damp duster. Upholstered iur
niture should he taken out, brushed al
over and wiDci with the damp CLOTH ne
forgetting the under side.
To the weary h~ousekeeper whose sole ne
Dsrdence is herself, or whose busy hand
are supplemented by only a single servant
all this may seem I'M endless task Anu .
is a hard work. Bat 1t IL the most eIee'
i've way OF waging battle with that ever
~present enemy, dust. And N results !
he gained BY getting even 4 little the bel
Ter of that enemy are of enough lmpor
t,rce 10 one in almost any out
Law Of time and energy which will accom-
! nIish the desired result,
FLORENCE FINCH KELLY.